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| Two arrests over three-year-old boy's death in Lisburn | |
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| Police investigating the murder of a three-year old boy in Lisburn are continuing to question a 27-year-old woman. | |
| Three-year-old Brendan Owens was found dead on 4 July at a house in Trinity Terrace, near the centre of Lisburn. | Three-year-old Brendan Owens was found dead on 4 July at a house in Trinity Terrace, near the centre of Lisburn. |
| The police are treating his death as murder. | The police are treating his death as murder. |
| A 51-year-old man man was also arrested over the boy's death. He has been released on police bail pending further enquiries. | |
| A post-mortem examination was carried out on the boy but the results are believed to have been inconclusive. | A post-mortem examination was carried out on the boy but the results are believed to have been inconclusive. |
| Local MLA Paul Givan said it was a "heartbreaking story". | Local MLA Paul Givan said it was a "heartbreaking story". |
| "It's very tragic that we had the death of this infant and my heart goes out to the family that are affected by this," he said. | "It's very tragic that we had the death of this infant and my heart goes out to the family that are affected by this," he said. |
| "For anyone to lose a child, particularly in these circumstances, is devastating." | "For anyone to lose a child, particularly in these circumstances, is devastating." |